Tortellini with Sun-dried Tomatoes in Cream Sauce
A creamy sauce with flavoursome sun-dried tomatoes, perfect for any stuffed pasta.
Ingredients
- 250g/1/2 lbs tortellini with any filling you love
- 1 tbsp olive oil from sun-dried tomatoes
- 4-5 sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil
- 2 cloves garlic pressed
- 4 tbsp crushed tomatoes or tomato passata
- 125ml/ ½ cup double cream/heavy whipping cream
- 50g/ ½ cup Parmesan cheese grated
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4-5 fresh basil leaves or ½ tsp dried basil
Instructions
- Cook tortellini in a large pot of salted water according to package directions.
- While tortellini are cooking, slice sun-dried tomatoes and crush garlic. Heat a tablespoon of olive oil from the jar of sun-dried tomatoes in a pan over medium heat and add sun-dried tomatoes and garlic to it, cook for a couple of minutes while stirring without colouring garlic. Add the tomato passata or crushed tomatoes and sliced basil leaves and stir for a couple of minutes, then pour in the cream and stir to blend. Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese over top and stir until incorporated into the sauce.
- Drain cooked tortellini while reserving ½ cup of water they were cooked in. Add tortellini to the pan, stir gently until coated with the sauce. Then add in approximately 3 tbsp of reserved water until desired consistency, stir gently until combined. Taste and salt if needed. Serve with additional Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition
Calories: 535kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 22gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 68mgSodium: 1805mgPotassium: 241mgFiber: 6gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 350IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 261mgIron: 4mg
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